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Judas Iscariot is most likely in hell. I say that because he had a choice in the matter. It's too easy to let him off the hook because he was Jesus disciple or because he was a fulfillment of prophesy (in Psalms it says ' he who ate bread with me has lifted up his heel against me'). Sin is never excusable, no matter how much we try.

An advantage of knowing the Bible is the fact that there is additional sight into Judas. For example, it's recorded in John 12 that he was a thief & kept the bag with their money. Right after that verse, in the following chapter, it records that "the devil" put it into Judas' heart to betray Jesus. If you read the rest of the Bible, particularly the book of James, you find out that Satan, the devil, Lucifer, whatever you call him, can't put anything into us that we don't already have in our hearts (and that we choose to act on that impulse/temptation), so putting two and two together, you would find that Judas already had issues with Jesus. In other words, he was a disciple in name only, not in application. He might have been able to heal people, we don't know for sure, but there's no mention in scripture (the 66 books of the Bible, anyway) that Judas wasn't able to heal others because of what he would ultimately choose- the final betrayal of Jesus. Until he made that choice and went to the Pharisees and money changed hands, there was still a chance for him to do something else. Oh, someone would have done it, but Judas was the one who chose.

People do not go to heaven or hell based on actions, good or bad. They go to heaven or hell based on their choice to accept or reject the offer of salvation, provided by Jesus (Yeshua) after he died on the cross. After that choice is made, or not made, is when our actions come into play- not before. After the decision is made, actions become meaningful, either for us or against us. In Judas' case, he knew who Jesus was. When Peter proclaimed that "You are the Christ, the son of the Living God", Judas was there. He wasn't caught by surprise after 3 years of living, eating, listening, aiding, and such. He knew. He chose long before he betrayed Christ. Timing was everything- and that was the time to do it.

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